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The Flash: Survival of the Fastest

Chapter 28: Save the Date

August 23 2020

Coast City Memorial Hospital

After his wife had fallen asleep Savitar made his was down the hall to the maternity ward to check on his son. He stood silently on the other side of the glass scanning the room full of infants for his child. Despite the commotion of the hospital Savitar could only hear the relentless pitter patter of the rain outside. Eventually Savitar spotted his and Killer Frost's son. Sleeping peacefully. He could not believe how much his life had changed. For what was an eternity he was hellbent on ruining Barry Allen's life in order to ensure his own birth. When he thought about it it was a ridiculous cycle. Savitar kills Iris. Barry makes Time Remnants. Time Remnant survives and becomes Savitar. Rinse and Repeat. If anything, that was the true prison Savitar was in, not the hell that the Speed Force created for him. Perhaps one day he could thank that speedster that pulled him free and reunited him with Killer Frost last year.

"Ah Mr. Heart I was just about to come and see you and your wife." Savitar turned to see one of the Doctors approaching him. What was her name again? Lawton? No that wasn't it. What was it? In that split second Savitar grabbed the woman's ID memorized her name and put it back all before a second even passed. Dr. Meena Dawne was her name.

"Dr. Dawne. What can I do for you?" Savitar asked

"Quick Mr. Heart, there isn't much time." She sounded almost out of breath, and spoke with a loud whisper. "You have to take your son and wife and get out of here."

This confused Savitar. "What are you talking about?"

"We ran standard test on your son like we normally do and well… he's a Meta-Human." Savitar could not control the surprise that shuck onto his face. Before he could respond she continued to speak. "Here." She handed him a flash drive. "This has the results of his test. It'll only buy you so much time. You need to get your son and wife and leave before he's registered."

Savitar knew what Dr. Dawne was talking about. Earlier this year, Meta-Human registration acts were passed around the world. Practically anyone could be classified as a Meta-Human, and if you were unlucky enough to be registered that meant the government would have complete and total access to your every location and action at any given point in time. And this information would be freely accessible to the public.

Savitar looked down at the flash drive that had been shoved into his hand before looking back at the doctor. "Thank-" Savitar never finished his sentence as he felt a slight prick in the pack of his neck. Using his speed, unconcerned about Dr. Dawne seeing his powers since she was aware his son was a Meta-Human, Savitar grabbed a hold of a tiny dart that barely broke the skin on the back of his neck. He never got the chance to observe it as he felt a needle pierce his chest, near his heart. The last thing he saw was Dr. Dawne holding a now empty syringe and wearing a smirk on her face.

Once the God of Speed lost consciousness all hell broke loose in the hospital.

February 13 2018

Central City

For the last couple of weeks things have gotten progressively better for Team Flash despite the lingering threat of Godspeed and Savitar. Dawn and Don were integrating well into the Team. Occasionally they would step out into the field either with other members of the team or by themselves and provide a hinderance to crime and any rouge Meta-Humans that try and cause trouble.

This allowed Barry and Caitlin a little breathing room in order for them to start to plan their wedding.

Meanwhile Caitlin was approaching the eighth week of her pregnancy. Meaning sooner or later Caitlin was going to be showing. Perhaps It was time for the young couple to reveal that they were expecting, especially if, by their estimation, Caitlin would be firmly within her second trimester at around twenty weeks.

Dr. Snow was also trying to figure out why her connection to the Speed Force was constantly dropping at a steady rate roughly 2.5% a week. She had lost a grand total of about 20% of her connection to the Speed Force to date. It was scaring her. She wasted to tell Barry, but he would most likely begin treating her as if she were made of Glass, and she was already getting that treatment from him ever since they found out about her pregnancy. If only she could figure out where it was going and how it was leaving her.

Last Night

S.T.A.R. Labs

Caitlin ran her hands through her hair after reading the results of her latest test. "20%" she murmured to herself. She glanced from her computer monitor over to her suit which had been untouched for quite some time now. Last time she suited up she found herself far more exhausted and hungry than ever. This was on top of finding her top speed, while still impressive, was steadily decreasing.

She wanted to be out there with everyone. She wanted to help people who needed it. Caitlin had come to love being a hero. And the doubt about whether she'd remain one was growing every eyes drifted from her suit to the synthesized vials of MH-52 she had been attempting to recreate. This syrum had been able to give ordinary people powers. Caitlin could take it so that she could still help everyone, but the powers seemed to be random and vary person to person, and there was no way she'd even consider recreating Velocity-9. There was no telling what either drug would do to her and her baby.

Caitlin smiled to herself as she gently rubbed her stomach. Her and Barry's . He was going to be such a great hero one day Caitlin had no doubt about it. She wanted to be a hero that he could look up to as he grew up but if she has to chose between being a hero and being a parent to their child there was no doubt in Caitlin's mind about what she would chose.

Her phone buzzed gathering her attention.

-What Time are you coming home?- Barry's text read.

Caitlin smiled before quickly texting him her response. -Just finishing up. Be home in a Flash ;p -

Caitlin silently but away her research, set the alarm, turned out the lights and locked up S.T.A.R. Labs for the night before heading home.

Present Day

Barry and Caitlin Home

"So, I'm thinking we don't do anything too fancy." Caitlin said as she watched Barry speed read through the umpteenth wedding magazine.

"Come on Caitlin, it's our wedding day. Your Day." Barry put the magazine down. "It's the one day you get to be completely selfish. Name what every you want and I will make sure you have it on that day."

Caitlin smiled. "And what day would that be?" She asked cocking an eyebrow. "We haven't decided on that have we. And this little guy isn't leaving us many options after derailing or thoughts of a June Wedding."

"I've got an idea." A moment later There was a calendar pinned to the wall and a dart in Caitlin's hand.

"Barry…"

"Look, trust me on this one." Barry gently guided Caitlin to her feet before taking a small cloth and wrapping it around her eyes acting as a temporary blindfold. "Now, I'll help you aim for the calendar but the rest is up to you. And before you say anything I promise I won't use my powers to manipulate the outcome."

"OK…" Caitlin chuckled slightly as she felt Barry's gentle touch guiding her hand. She readied her self and released the dart allowing it to fly through the air and hit its target with a thunk.

Slowly Caitlin removed her blindfold to see the dart resting comfortably in the box marked June 16th 2018. A smile crept across her face as she felt Barry's arms snake around her waist. She knew what he was going to do next so she turned her head to intercept his lips with her own.

"June 16th, that will be our Wedding Day."

"I love it. I was kind of hoping for the twenty fourth but the sixteenth is nice."

"We'll make the Twenty Fourth the rain date." Barry said smiling. "So, what should we do now?" Barry asked with a dorky smirk.

"I can think of something." Caitlin's words made Barry blush a little more and his dorky smile grow.

Godspeed's Lair

Abigale stared blankly at the tray of food that had been placed in front of her debating weather or not she should eat or allow herself to starve to death? Either way it wouldn't really matter since her body would revert her to her previous state of either hunger or fullness. Her gaze drifted from the tray to the cuffs on her wrists and the chains that connected them to the floor and the wall. They were not power dampening cuffs but Abigale had such a lack of control on her powers that it was pointless to use power dampening cuffs. Every one in a while she'd be able to muster up a flicker of black electricity before it faded to nothing.

She sighed and looked up at the empty ceiling thinking to the last time she felt safe. She was only a little girl no older than five, clinging desperately to the chest of a young man who she had never met before. He was the only one standing between her and the Villain known as Puppet Master at that time.

November 3 2037

Central City

The little girl remembered falling as she freed herself from Puppet Master's grip in a desperate last-ditch effort to try and escape. Maybe the man reaching out for her would catch her, maybe he wouldn't either way it was better than being in the puppeteer's grasp.

"I won't let you go." He said

"GIVE HER BACK!" Puppet Master screamed angrily as he reached over the edge of the roof launching a torrent of wires in an attempt to recapture her. The hero responded by slamming his left leg into the side of the building rocketing him and the little girl away while also smashing the side of the building into rubble.

They landed on the ground some dozen feet away. He was wearing a look of surprise not only from the display of strength but also the fact his legs were not broken after free falling for essentially ten stories minimum.

"What? How? How are my legs not broken?" Realization flashed across his face as he looked up at the little girl. "Was that you?" The Hero asked the little girl gently. "Does the Speed Force allow you to heal people?"

With a trembling lip and tears in her eyes she nodded.

"You don't understand what a monster that girl is. She has the power to control time itself!" Puppet Master declared as he appeared not too far from them standing on what looked to be nothing but air. "She can rewind you until you no longer exist. Or she can accelerate you until you are nothing but pile of dust. That girl is a deity, just like her father. With her powers I can easily manipulate the demand for powers. And with my drugs anyone can be super. I'll own the Powers Market." Beneath his plague mask Puppet Master chuckled. "What happens to her is none of your business! Return her to me. Now. And I promise to give you a quick death."

"It doesn't matter if this isn't my business! She looks like she needs to be saved."

"From what?" The puppeteer asked.

"You!" Blue-white lightning crackled to life around the hero. Despite being no older than seventeen he had the heart of a real hero. She felt a sense of kinship with this other meta-human. She could feel the Speed Force flowing through his veins. He was a speedster yet he was completely different, just like her. Thunder roared as dark clouds gathered overhead.

Neither the little girl nor the hero realized they were being watched by another Speedster, one clad in a metallic suit. He had arrived earlier and was watching the events unfold ready to swoop in and take the little girl at a moment's notice but chose to not interfere when he saw how she clung to the young man. Despite how important the little girl was to him, instead he watched the young hero transfixed. How could his daughter take to this man right away? Why was The God of Speed allowing this to unfold?

Puppet Master had been operating in the shadows for years, fast approaching a decade. Savitar had decided it was time to end him when he abducted his daughter but seeing this young man, who looked familiar, protecting his little girl left Savitar to wonder and allow the events to unfold.

Present Day

Golden-white lightning flashed into the room coming to a stop in front of Abigale snapping her out of her memory. "You need to eat." She sent a defiant glare at him. "Samantha."

Abigale, or rather Samantha sent Godspeed a furious look. "Don't call me that!"

"Why not? It's the name our parents gave to you. Samantha Heart."

"Shut up!" Samantha yelled. "You kidnapped me! Chained me up! You aren't my brother! You never will be him!" She cried.

"Oh, come now little sister." Godspeed crouched so that he was looking her in the eye. "We're family like it or not. You will help me when the time comes, make yourself as comfortable as you can. I have an appointment with our dear parents."

And just like that Godspeed disappeared in a flash of golden-white lightning leaving his suit up on the mannequin. Once she was sure he was gone Samantha pulled her knees to her chest and began to cry. She wished she could go home. She wished her parents were there waiting for her, most of all, she just wished to be back in the time when she felt safest; in the arms of someone who showed her kindness.

She knew who her parents were. Though Samantha barely remembers her mother, as she passed away when she was young, she does remember her father and the love he showered her with. Despite claiming they abandoned her, deep down Samantha knew the truth, after she had been kidnapped by Puppet Master roughly a decade from now, she was rescued by a hero and instead of returning to her father she allowed him to take her somewhere where she could live in peace, away from all the Heroes, Villains and Meta-Humans. He took her to a home.

S.T.A.R. Labs, Cortex

Dawn and Don West-Allen sat in the cortex looking through old photos comprising of Team Flash's four years of adventures.

"This is such a different world to the one we know." Don said "I feel like we might have traveled to a different reality rather than back in time."

"Yeah… do you ever remember seeing Dad this happy?" Dawn asked as she showed her brother a picture of Barry with his arms wrapped around Caitlin.

Don shook his head. "Can't say I have. Though maybe once or twice… before you know…" Dawn nodded in response knowing they were talking about Iris' death.

Dawn took a deep breath and stood up. "I have an idea, why don't we go get some lunch, and they take a lap around the city."

"Where'd you have in mind?" Don asked

"Where ever allows us to take in the most calories for the cheapest cost."

"Should we invite mom and dad?"

Dawn thought for a moment. "Dad's probably busy with his fiancé. Mom might be busy with Detective Thawne." It really weirded out the twins how their mother was together with Eobard Thawne's, their dad's most persistent enemy, ancestor while their father was on track to marry a woman they had never heard of before coming to the past. "Let's just go, just the two of us."

Before Don could respond to his sister the alerts began to go off. There was another Meta-Human wreaking havoc in Keystone City.

"Hey what's going on?" Cisco asked as he emerged from the hallway followed by Wally and Iris.

"Not sure." With a few key strokes Dawn pulled up a video someone had posted moments before. According to the video Their new meta-human was a large overweight man and he was halfway through devouring a large armored truck. His mouth grew in size allowing him to tear chunks off of the truck like it was a slab of meat.

"Ugh…" Iris made a grossed-out face. "My mouth hurts just watching that."

"This guy's like some kind of matter eating man…" Cisco paused for a moment pondering what he just said.

The video continued and showed him pick up a bag of jewels, most likely diamonds, and pour them into his mouth like M&M's.

"Well, no point waiting around here. Let's go get him." Wally shared a glance with his niece and nephew and raced out of the cortex after grabbing his suit. The twins spared one last look towards Iris silently telling her they would be OK before racing off.

Cisco turned to Iris not that they were alone. "Guess I should head out and help them face off against this Matter-Eater Man." Iris' expression told him it was a lousy nickname. "Ok I'll admit, it's not my best work."

"No, it isn't."

Cisco pointed off towards the hallway and began to back away awkwardly. "I'm going to go help them now."

Central City Mall

"You know, when I asked 'What should we do now?' and you replied with 'I can think of something.' I didn't think you meant we'd go out shopping." Barry said to Caitlin as they walked hand in hand through the mall.

"Really? What did you think I was implying?" Caitlin asked. "Never mind don't answer that."

"What? What was I supposed to say?" Caitlin rolled her eyes. "Oh… I was supposed to say something dirty, right? Ok, Something dirty."

Caitlin smirked and despite her best efforts she ended up snorting rather than laughing. Immediately she covered her mouth in embarrassment while she began to blush a deep crimson. "That was a terrible joke Mr. Allen." They continued to walk silently hand in hand with smiles on their faces.

They walked towards the food court stopping only at a pretzel stand. Barry ordered then each three pretzels; one salted, one plain and one cinnamon each. They sat down and began to eat until several bites in Barry saw Caitlin go noticeably pale.

"Cait?"

"I don't feel so good…" Caitlin whimpered as she gingerly held her stomach.

Panic flooded across Barry's face as he abruptly stood up. "Ok" he took her hand and quickly, but not too quickly guided her towards the women's restroom.

East Side Keystone City

Wally threw a punch at the eating Meta-Human. Just before his fist collided with the man's face the Meta-Human's skin changed from flesh into diamond. Wally could only watch in slow motion as his hand collided with the one of the most durable substances on earth. His skin ripped from the impact as his bones all but shattered into dust. Bone fragments could only go one way, through his skin leaving Kid Flash's arm a mess of flesh, blood, bone and muscle. There was no telling if it could even heal.

"ARGH!" Wally let out an unearthly scream of pain as he fell to the ground clutching what was left of his arm.

"Kid Flash!" Don was immediately by his side. He began to spin his right arm at high speeds creating a vortex to throw the Meta away from them.

The Tornado Twins suits were identical structure and material to both The Flashes and Kid Flash. The only difference was Don's was indigo while Dawns was more of a purple color. And neither wore masks to conceal their identities opting rather to vibrate their facial features so rapidly no image of them could be taken.

"Just who the hell is this guy?" Don wondered out loud. "There are no records of him from where we are from."

"He's definitely a new Meta created by that MH-52 mom mentioned." Dawn answered. "A drug that can turn regular people into Meta-Humans is disgusting." She gritted her teeth in anger.

"They say you are what you eat." The Meta-Human said, half his face and a good portion of his upper left body had turned into a mixture of steel and diamond. "I guess that makes me invincible!"

"This dude is some kind of literal omnivore." Don muttered.

Dawn meanwhile couldn't help but vaguely remember some kind of obscure reference to someone with these abilities despite her brothers claims otherwise. In the future there was a man known as The Omnivore due to his uncanny ability to devour all forms of matter whether they be solid, liquid, gas or even things like plasma and whatever he ate became a part of him. He made a fortune through selling massive amounts of precious metals. And he was made dangerous by his eating habits. Like he said, he was an embodiment of 'you are what you eat.'

"I wish Charlie were here. He would find a way to beat this guy."

"Yeah well Charlie isn't here Dawn. In fact, we'll never see him again! Because he's dead!" Don yelled in frustration a little too angrily.

A breach opened up behind Omnivore and Cisco jumped out unleashing a vibrational blast that knocked the Meta away from the speedsters. "There's more where that came from." Cisco unleashed another vibrational blast but instead of connecting with Omnivore the fat meta-human opened his mouth unnaturally wide and swallowed Cisco's blast.

"burp…Not bad." Omnivore said patting his large stomach. "Could have tasted better to be honest."

Cisco immediately fired another blast but Omnivore turned his body into the blend of steel and diamond. Cisco kept pouring on the vibrational blasts tuning the frequency ever so slightly. "It's useless! My body is now made of diamond and steel! I am invincible!"

That did not deter Cisco. Instead he attuned his vibrational frequencies. "If your outside is made of Steel and Diamond I doubt your insides are."

Cisco continued to pour on his vibrational blasts bringing Omnivore to his knees. With him on his knees Dawn raced over and attempted to slap a pair of cuffs onto his wrists but found them too fat.

"They won't fit!"

"Great what do we do now?"

Suddenly Cisco felt something wrap around his outstretched arm. He only had a split second to react before he was whipped into the side of a building.

"Vibe!" Wally called out. Dawn immediately made her way towards Cisco but suddenly tripped over a nearly invisible wire.

"I don't know who you brats are but I can't have you messing up my plans." Wally and Don looked up to see a man wearing a black dress shirt, pants and shoes with a midnight black vest and blood red tie. His face was obscured by a snow-white plague mask with black lenses which upon close inspection appeared to be stitched to his exposed skin. Over his outfit, he sported a long black coat with a large dark gray furred collar, hem and cuffs. He spoke with a distorted voice, perhaps by some sort of modulator by some sort of modulator but the most interesting thing was the fact he appeared to be floating in the air.

"Who the hell are you?" Don demanded.

"None of your concern." He gestured his hand to Omnivore and with some simple finger movements the obese man was levitating off the ground. "Now if you'll excuse us I have business to attend to." He moved his right pinky and omnivore's right arm followed suit. To the shock of Kid Flash, Vibe and the Tornado Twins a vibrational blast shot forth from Omnivore's hand and opened a breach. "Oh, before I forget, I would like to cordially invite all you to to a party. I cannot tell you when or where it is but keep your calendars open. It's sure to be"He paused for a moment "Bloody Spectacular. Ta Ta." The man in black and Omnivore then disappeared into the breach.

"What the hell was that?" Don turned to Vibe and Kid Flash. "Who the hell was that guy?"

"A telekinetic?" Dawn offered. "But that doesn't explain what we just saw. How can Omnivore open breaches? And how can that guy control them?"

"Whoever he was he just made a vague threat." Cisco said as he helped Wally to his feet. "But we have worse things to worry about. We better get back to S.T.A.R. Labs."

"How's your arm Kid Flash?" Don asked

"Can't feel it anymore. Though I've had worse." Kid Flash offered a smile up but truth be told he was struggling to not go into shock. "Let's get back. Have Caitlin meet us there."

Cisco nodded and opened up another breach for them all to leap into back to S.T.A.R. Labs things were getting crazier by the day and Team Flash needed time to catch their breaths.

Central City Mall

Barry stood outside the door and listened to Caitlin as she vomited up whatever was in her stomach. A few bystanders gave him funny looks and he responded with an awkward smile, surely it looked odd for a man to be standing right next to the door to the women's restroom.

Barry gently knocked on the door. "Are you OK Cait?" For the most part Caitlin's pregnancy had spared her the morning sickness, though every once in a while, she'd develop an upset stomach.

"No…" Caitlin grumbled weakly. "I think… I think we might need to head home…"

"Ok Cait." Barry took a few steps away from the woman's rest room. Caitlin emerged still looking ill, in fact she looked even worse than before. "I think you might need to go see a doctor Caitlin."

"I'm fine Barry… it's just morning sickness."

"No, I don't think morning sickness would be this bad Caitlin." Caitlin would have rolled her eyes if the action if she wasn't afraid of throwing up again.

"You've obviously never heard of hyperemesis gravidarum."

"Hyper… what?" Barry questioned. "That sounds made up."

"Hyperemesis gravidarum," Caitlin continued. "It's a pregnancy complication characterized as severe morning sickness."

"Ahhh…" Barry kind of sort of pretended to understand. "Do you think we should go see your doctor? I mean, your morning sickness has been kind of severe and irregular recently. I don't think that's healthy."

Caitlin was silent for a moment, perhaps a moment too long. "Yeah… I think we might have to go."

"Great, let's head home. I'll call and set up the appointment all you have to do is relax and let me do all the work." Barry wrapped his right arm across her back while taking her left in his own to support her as they began the slightly long walk out of the mall so they could flash back home.

Caitlin gave Barry a smile and leaned her head into his shoulder.

At that moment both of their phones went off with a ping. It was a message from Iris, they needed to get to S.T.A.R. Labs right away. Wally had been hurt.

The couple shared a silent nod but before they could go anywhere Barry noticed a flicker of golden-white lightning out of the corner of his eye. Caitlin had noticed it as well. They shared another look before following the lightning and were left stunned by its origin. Standing on the other side of the crowd wearing a cocky smirk was none other than their dead son, Ben.

"Hello Mom. Hello Dad." His gaze first fell on Caitlin then it turned to Barry with an unsettling smirk. "I think its time we had a chat."

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